Sunday, April 09, 2006

My favourite superheroes Pt. 2

Another super-hero from my childhood:

Cyclops!

Like most kids who read comics in the early 80's, I was an X-Men fan. And my favourite X-man was always Cyclops. Sure Wolverine was cooler (and he was even Canadian), but for some reason, I just dug Cyclops more. Maybe it was because he was the leader of the X-Men, or maybe its because he was always depicted as the silent stoic-type, or maybe it was just because he could blast $#!% with his eyes. Whatever the reasons, Cyclops was always the X-Man I'd end up drawing in the margins of my notebooks -- usually in a faux John Byrne style.

This painting was done in gouache on watercolour paper and was one of the pieces I had on display at the recent Speakeasy show.

Such lovely shapes and silhouette. Looks like you do vertical as naturally as landscape compositions. I love the torso tapering down to the waist with the excellently-executed line-less belt! ...And I'm not being facetious.

Please note that I do not do accept any private commissions (comic character sketches, family portraits, etc). I also do not sell any prints of my work online. Sketches and prints can usually be purchased at events that I am personally attending. Thanks for your understanding.

Upcoming Appearances

I'm looking forward to making my first appearance at the Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival this year. Should be a fun time - I'll be doing sketches, selling some prints and trying to enjoy the maritime weather!